Mixed messages from the regions

by Obsidian — last modified Feb 12, 2009 12:00 AM

The stevedoring sector is starting to hurt as throughput at ports declines – but for smaller outfits, the pain is not being felt evenly.

Newcastle Stevedores managing director Geoff Beesley has seen the evidence of that truth starkly.

In Newcastle, his firm is holding on well but the affiliated Illawarra Stevedores operation was doing it tough.

We're still full steam ahead but in Port...

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